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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Oct 08, 1956

Page

4

Rain Delays Rock A C T Cricket Results

Rain halted most ACT cricket with only third grade fixtures possible on Saturday. Matches continued next weekend with noon starts as bowlers dominated greasy, slippery pitches. Notable scores include Adon Sports Club 183 for 84, Australian National University 49, Manuka-Yerrinula Colts 76, and RAAF 171.

David Adon Sports Clup M. Lee BY Ophel Unive D. Belford R. Edwards R. Beadman Wheen Lambert Manuke-Yerralumla Colts RAAF Crichton Quamby Stlless Turner Northbourna

Royal Canberra Regains Lead in Four Ball Play

In Canberra Royal Country Club defeated Royal Canberra at Canberra yesterday. R. Day defeated D. Willett on the 21st hole. J. Zimmerer edged R. Martyn 2 and 1. B. Power beat N. Hinchcliffe 5 and 3. F. EB won by 1. A four ball match went to K. Carnalia and L. Redfearn 5 up.

Pita Mt Royal W. Square Robertson J. Galloway Raterven Pons L. F. Crisp W. Madigan RF. Rimes G. G. Roasiter M. Moore F. J. Gay Durie B. O'Neill Ral Country Club Royal Canberra Canberra Royal 5 R. J. Day D. Willett L. Ae J. Zimmerer RR. Martyn Jontan

Corrimal Aims for Second Premiership in Final Showdown

Corrimal May eye a second State Soccer Premiership title after a 3-2 semifinal win over Wi. They led 3-2 at half time with no goals in the second half. Corrimal faces Crasnock in the grand final rematch set for Saturday. Canterbury-Avocado tied Canterbury District 1-1 in the Southern Division second grade final.

Aydney Bunday Corrimal Eine Cosmaarte Corvims Ite Satu Crasnock Pataway Canterbury - Avocadie Ward Canterbury District

Competition Keen To Carry Torch At First Carnival

Canberra athletes posted strong times at the first carnival held at Oval on October. In difficult conditions 72 runners challenged the under six minutes trial with notable efforts from Ben Vunhara and others from Canberra clubs North and Booth A.

Caranna Poised for Caulfield and Melbourne Cups

Caranna dominates Randwick and leads in the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup betting. Cuirassier, dropped from 7.10 to 7.8, deficit three quarters of a length in handicap, trainer McGrath and jockey Printed eye Cup prospects. Fire Flash ruled out of AIG Derby as trainer M. confirms plans.

Sydney Caranna Randwick McGrath Jack Thompson Fire Flash

Good i Good i ig OF the Octo-

The readable text fragment presents a garbled phrase about an octopus or octo event. No clear people, places, or dates are identifiable to form a substantive news item or summary.

Pushover Firms In Cup Market at Caulfield

Melbourne bookmakers weigh Pushover against Ark Royal after Turnball Stakes near Flemington. New Zealand jockey R J Pumzover faced jeers as Ark Royal led briefly before Pushover edged ahead and won by a head. Caulfield Cup betting focuses on Ark Royal and Pushover.

Gauberra Melbourne Ark Royal Flemington New Zealand R.j Pumzover Wits Bkelton Saventage I Monnet Ark Hal Ark Boral Ray Ribbon

English League Surprise Sees Charlton Beat United

Charlton Athletic bottom side upended Manchester United as four stars rested for England Ireland international. Notts Forest slipped from second tier after losing to Huddersfield. Leicester rallied past Barnsley 5 3 to take the lead in the division.

London United Charlton Athletic Notts Forest Luddersfield Leicester Barnsley

Leichhardt Beats Canberra In Keen Soccer Returns

Leichhardt Annandale defeated Canberra twice in close matches. In the first game at home Leichhardt led 3 1 at halftime and finished 6 3 with four late goals. In the return Canberra led 2 0 at halftime but Leichhardt recovered to win 4 3 with goals from McClelland de Paoli Robertson and a late strike by McClelland.

Leichhardt Canberra Leichhardt - Annandale Canverre McLelland Ca 1 Stedman Annandale Garaide Linngis Don Parker Pares Guest Pavitea Thompson Leichhardt-Annandale Ruth Neal Moore de Paoli Robertson McClelland Greenfield Lalenhardt Kershaw Brown Leichhardt- Annandale D. Canberra Pavica

Olympic defeat noted in sprint time confusion

A garbled report lists times and names including Kevin Gosper and Hec Hogan with numeric figures 17.28 and 10.48, mentioning an American and Lon Buel Me in connection with a 2 second faster mark. The fragment lacks clear event, date, or outcome details.

Aj American Lon Buel Kevin Gosper Hec Hogan Tmit Saatren J

Retains Tit in Narrow Victory at Stadium

Local bout at the Joh Stadium last night saw Towee win every match, dominating the card as rivals appeared hesitant. Towee claimed the title in a tight heat, earning praise for consistent performance and ring control.

Joh Stadium Towee

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A.C.T A.C.T. Cricket Association Baa Advocate Delville Ray Leichhardt-Anpandale Olympic Aurel George McManal Avi Wen
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